The final review of the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement found the agreement is not effective and a new policy architecture is needed to articulate the collective actions that will deliver changes to the mental health and suicide prevention system and improve outcomes. It sets out what the new agreement should comprise.

The National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement represents the commitment of governments to work together towards a person centred, integrated mental health and suicide prevention system. Under the Agreement, the Australian, state and territory governments committed to progress an ambitious set of outcomes through national outputs and specific actions contained in bilateral schedules.

Key findings

• The mental health and suicide prevention system is fragmented and out of reach for many people.
• The actions in the agreement do not advance system reform.
• Key commitments in the agreement have not been delivered and should be completed as a priority.
• The current agreement should be extended until June 2027 to allow sufficient time for co-design of the new policy architecture.

The report is accompanied by a document 'What we heard'.